Category: Metro
Taraba: Police confirm killing of 2 officers by soldiers
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed that a number of casualties were recorded in the early morning shooting that erupted between soldiers and policemen in the state. Briefing journalists today at the State Police Command Headquarters in Jalingo, the state capital, the Police Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi, said two policemen were killed during the exchange of gunfire. Abdullahi noted that two men of…
Kano elections: Police arrest 161 electoral offenders
Police have arrested 161 persons in Kano State for committing various offences during the governorship and House of Assembly elections of March 18. “A total of 161 suspects were arrested for vote buying, destruction of election materials, and possession of offensive weapons and drugs,’’ Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammad Gumel, told newsmen in Kano on Sunday. “Notable among the suspects is Hon. Isyaku Ali Danja,…
NSCDC arraigns man for allegedly defrauding sex worker
A suspect, Oni Samuel, was on Thursday ordered to remain in the custody of the correctional facility in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, by a Magistrate Court on Thursday for defrauding a commercial sex worker, Blessing Olaitan, of N120,000. Samuel was arraigned by men of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC over the crime perpetrated on March 1,…
BREAKING: Many feared dead as BRT bus collides with train in Lagos
There are reports that a fatal accident has occurred in Lagos, involving a train and a BRT Bus. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred around Ikeja, Thursday morning. Several passengers are feared dead following the impact of the collision. As of the time of filing this report, it was not clear how the BRT Bus found its way to the train tracks. Details later……
One dead as fire engulfs spare parts market in Lagos
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has provided an update on the inferno in Ajegunle on Wednesday. The Akere Spare Parts Market on Kirikiri Road, Akere Bus Stop, Olodi-Apapa in Ajegunle went up in flames early this morning. A statement by Margaret Adeseye, Fire Service Director, said the Ajegunle Fire Station was the first respondent at the scene. The official confirmed the Sari-Iganmu and Ilupeju…
Herbalist, 21 others arrested for robbery in Edo
A 65-year-old herbalist and 21 different suspects have been arrested by the Edo (*21*) Police Command for armed robbery, cultism and illegal meeting in the state. The command spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, in an announcement on Tuesday, said the herbalist and one different suspect have been arrested on 31 January by the command’s surveillance crew. ”They have been arrested following an investigation into circumstances of armed…
EFCC arrests Nigerian after duping American $200,000 in false marriage
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi for allegedly defrauding an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, after false marriage. Nwachi was nabbed in Abuja on Wednesday after Sayers alleged that the suspect lured her right into a false marriage and defrauded her of $200,000 financial savings. A press release by the EFCC said Nwachi’s ploy was the provide of a phony…
New Naira Notes: Violent protest in Ilorin over cash shortage, five arrested
Violent protests erupted on Wednesday erupted in Ilorin, Kwara state over the hardship encountered by residents following the rejection of old naira notes by merchants and industrial transporters. The protests began from the Oko-Olowo market axis and unfold to Oloje, Alore, Omoda and Adangba areas of the Ilorin metropolis. Motorists abandoned the roads as tires have been set on fireplace to disrupt the free move…
29 remanded for alleged terrorism, culpable homicide in Benue
A (*29*) Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that 29 individuals be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged terrorism and culpable homicide. The police charged the defendants, who live at Ikpayongo Town in Gwer-East Local Government of Benue, with legal conspiracy, act of terrorism, membership of an illegal society and culpable homicide. The Magistrate, Mrs Roseline Iyorshe, didn’t take their plea for need of…
Osun Amotekun arrests man for stealing in Church
Operatives of Osun Amotekun corps have arrested a 41-year-old man, Temitope Olojede for suspected theft. Olojede was arrested on Thursday after operatives acquired a misery call from residents that he had robbed a church on the Ogo-Oluwa space of Osogbo. Confirming the arrest to journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi described the suspect as a identified perpetrator…
‘Heroic’ D.C. Metro Transit Employee Killed While Attempting To Stop Active Gunman
Newsbreak 2 months ago in active shooter, Around The World, d.c., Featured, gun violence, gunman, Mass Shooting, Metro, News/Politics, Robert cunningham, Shooting, transit, Washington, Washington D.C., Washington DC 0 A taking pictures broke out in southeastern Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, and a Metro worker named Robert Cunningham tragically misplaced his life. At least three people had been injured as properly, and the suspect is in custody. The Shooting Began With A Metrobus Altercation The incident went down on the Potomac Avenue Metro station, and it began with an argument that started on a Metrobus,…
Woman conspires with lover to bury newborn baby alive inside toilet in Jigawa
Jigawa State Police Command, on Friday, arrested a 30-year-old lady, Balaraba Shehu, for allegedly burying her baby alive inside the toilet. Confirming the tragic incident on Saturday, in a press release issued by the command Spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, mentioned the incident occurred in Tsurma village, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. “On receipt of the report, detectives exhumed the newborn baby from…
Zamfara police rescue 75-year-old victim after 2 months in bandits’ captivity
Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a 75-year-old man, Alhaji Muhammad Sheshi, a local of Enagi village in Edati Local Government Area of Niger State from kidnappers in Zamfara State. According to a press assertion signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau by Zamfara State Police spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, Sheshi was rescued by tactical operatives following intelligence report concerning the kidnapping of the the…
Gunmen storm palace, kidnap monarch in Ondo
The Oloso of Oso, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun, in Ajowa-Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been kidnapped by gun-wielding kidnappers. According to sources in the group, the abductors stormed the monarch’s dwelling on Thursday at about 10:15 pm and took him to an unidentified location. The kidnappers have been mentioned to have shot randomly and damaged the monarch’s palace…
Police arrest suspected kidnap kingpin after 7 years of manhunt
Police in Anambra State appearing on a tip-off have arrested an alleged infamous kidnap kingpin, Mathew Nwankwo, after being on his path for seven years. Nwankwo was arrested at his nation house, Nteje in Oyi native authorities space by officers of the command on Tuesday night time. DAILY POST gathered that the suspect was a member of a infamous kidnap gang that terrorized the state…
Police arrest suspected armed robbers, Eiye secret cult members in Edo
The Edo State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected armed robbers and members of the dreaded cult group, Eiye in Benin City, the State capital. The growth was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officers of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, on Monday According to him, “the three dare devil armed robbers and members of Eiye Secret Cult Confraternity were on Sunday arrested…
No attack on Zuma Rock checkpoint, no influx of bandits into Niger – Police
Niger State Commissioner of Police Ogundele J. Ayodeji has debunked alleged assaults on a army checkpoint at Zuma Rock, and rumours of the influx of bandits into areas round Kagara of Suleja and Rafi native governments of Niger State. Ayodeji made this recognized in an announcement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, and described the event as pretend stories. The…
Ekiti Police parades 8 suspects
The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded eight suspects for varied legal offences, comparable to kidnapping, homicide and conspiracy. Parading the suspects, an officer of the data unit, Ayemoni Paul stated the suspects have been arrested at completely different places by the Rapid Response Squad. Giving particulars of the instances, Paul stated: “On 23 November 2022, at 15:30hrs, while the Command operatives were on rescue…
Ogun police arrest 4 suspected kidnappers in Abeokuta
Police in Ogun State have apprehended 4 suspected terrorizing Abeokuta and its environs. The Ogun State police picture maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, recognized the suspects as Ismaila Ibrahim (21 years), Musa Muhammed (26 years), Irekura Abu (43 years) and Okanlawon Muhammed (26 years). According to him, the suspects had been arrested following a sequence of kidnap instances at Soyooye and Ibara Orile space of Abeokuta North…
Covenant University sacks staff accused of forced sex with students
Covenant University has sacked a member of staff accused of sexual assault. A circulating chat reveals insiders narrating how some staff coerce students into having sex. Those talked about embody corridor screens, faculty clinic staff, and safety personnel. “The staff in Covenant University are raping the students”, a viral chat reads. “They’ll set stupid rules and, if the students should break them, they sleep with…
Two policemen die, 17 injured in Plateau auto crash
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the demise of two policemen in an auto crash in which 17 others had been injured. The accident occurred on Monday alongside Hawan Kibo street in Plateau whereas the policemen had been enroute Uyo for the 2022 Police Games. This is contained in an announcement by the command Public Relations Officer, Sani Shatambaya, on (*17*) in Maiduguri. He…
We’ve not slept with our eyes closed since gunmen killed Obudi Agwa monarch – Residents lament
Residents of Obudi Agwa neighborhood in Oguta LGA of Imo State have pleaded with the state governor, Hope Uzodinma and safety companies to intervene within the insecurity problem within the space. While addressing journalists on Tuesday, the Coordinator of Agwa Development Centre in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon.Obinna Jumbo, disclosed that his folks have not been sleeping with their two eyes closed…
50-year-old business man kidnapped in Jigawa
A 50-year-old businessman, Alhaji Lawan Garba, was allegedly kidnapped on Monday at Kwadabe village in Kiyawa native Government of Jigawa State. Police spokesman in Jigawa State, DSP Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST in Dutse, the state capital. According to him, “the police received the information from good Samaritans in the village around 10am on Monday.” He defined that after receiving the report,…
Fake landlady of 17 years remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre
One Princess Helen Abang has been remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre by Hon. Justice Ok.N. Ogbonnaya of High Court of the (*17*) Capital Territory, Zuba for faking possession of 2 storey constructing of 6 models of three mattress room flats every. The accused has claimed possession of the controversial flats located at Plot 70, Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6 in the (*17*) Capital Territory which…
Police arrest Adamawa school principal for allegedly defiling minor
The police in Adamawa State have arrested a 52-year-old man, Enoch Kwaleji. Kwaleji is accused of raping a 13-year-old lady in Sangere Jabbi Lamba, Girei Local Government Area. The suspect is a vice principal of a Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Abba Murke, Song LGA. A press release by Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje stated Kwaleji is a resident in Jabbi Lamba,…
Man confesses to dressing as woman to get money from men
A person in Adamawa State, Muhammed Abubakar has owned up to dressing as a woman and making money from unsuspecting men. Muhammed, a holder of Diploma in Business Management from the Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, mentioned he attire like a woman and follows ladies who exploit men displaying amorous curiosity. Muhammed, who hails from Tashan Sani in Yola South LGA and goes by the feminine…
Again, three persons injured, vehicles smashed at Atiku’s campaign
Barely two weeks after hoodlums suspected to be political thugs attacked the motorcade of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar in Borno State, his supporters have once more been attacked in Gombe State. DAILY POST gathered that at least three persons sustained varied levels of accidents on Monday in a conflict involving Kalare boys and supporters of Atiku after a…
Two to die by hanging over armed robbery in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Owolabi Deji (30) and Opeyemi Oluwakomolafe (22) to demise by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery, rape, and escape from lawful custody at Ado Ekiti Prison. The convicts had been arraigned earlier than Justice Monisola Abodunde on thirteenth January 2017 for committing offences bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery, rape, and escape from lawful custody at…
Ondo: 23-year-old lady attempts suicide over alleged breakup with boyfriend
Motunrayo Balogun, a 23-year-old hair stylist, tried to kill herself in Ondo State after being allegedly dumped by her boyfriend. The lady was alleged to have consumed a deadly insecticide referred to as Sniper at her Ijapo house in Akure, the state’s capital. Balogun and her lover had been stated to have a very good relationship, with the duo usually noticed collectively till he instructed…
Lagos: Police arrest fraudsters who followed victim to bank
The Lagos State Police Command has busted a gang of fraudsters after they followed their victim to the bank. Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin knowledgeable that the incident occured final Friday at about 3:50pm. The PRO stated a cashier seen a 64-year-old buyer fidgety, receiving repeated calls and was in a rush to withdraw N600,000. The employee then requested what the issue was however…